Hadiqa & Shahid Afridi become Environmental Envoys

These are the pictures from the launch of two Public Service Announcements: on water conservation and climate change. The launch was organised by UNDP Pakistan in collaboration with Ministry of Environment.

Source: UNDP Pakistan on Flickr
Photos: Photo: Muzammil Pasha/Visual News Pakistan

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Directed by Mehreen Jabbar
Written by Sameera Fazal

Courtesy of Gul Ahmed

Directed By: Marcus Sternberg
Album: Atemlos
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Sadaf Fayyaz

After a long hiatus, Hadiqa Kiani and Irfan Khan have come up with a beautiful and soulful Pashtu melody Jaanan. With a glamorous Pashtu makeover by Khawar Riaz and wardrobe by Munib Nawaz, Jaanan has a typical Pashtu touch to it. Hadiqa has a totally changed and fresh look with her traditional style, which is entirely different from her extremely westernized “Sohniya” looks. The male model looks like a typical Pathan with his Swati Cap (Pakol) and shawl.

Being a very simple and beautiful video, Jaanan has captured the hearts of many people, mostly Pashtu community. Apart from the male model, the female model looks gorgeous too, with her heavy jewelry and weighty dress. With a remarkable directorial attempt by a new comer Jovi, it’s a glitzy attempt. The transition from a very modern and westernized make over to a complete traditional one seems a bit strange, but much better this time. Hadiqa possess a supernatural ability to adapt her vocals to diverse accents. Remember her “Bohe Barian” in Punjabi, “Az Chashme Saqi” in Persian, “Living This Lie” in English and “Mane Di Mauj” in Kashmiri, all brilliantly prove this. Hadiqa herself speaking about Jaanan {Read More…}

outfits: sonya batla
hair & makeup: altaf@nabila
fashion editor: madeeha syed
photography: fayyaz ahmed

Simply Sonya
By Aamna Haider Isani

Defying a tradition of opulence that comes with being Noor Jehan’s granddaughter, Sonya Jehan has emerged as someone who is refreshingly real

Sonya Jehan is radiant. The world knows her as a half-Pakistani Indian actress and we are quite happy with rights on her being just that. Born as the legendary Madam Noor Jehan’s granddaughter to a Pakistani father (Akbar Rizvi) and French mother (Florence Villier), she is now married to an Indian banker (Vivek Narain) and is shifting homes from Delhi to Mumbai as we speak. {Read More…}